Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Daily Drafts & Dialogues

20 First Sentences to Kickstart Your Writing (Part II)

Kickstart your writing with one (or all) of the twenty first sentences shared in today’s post. Then share what you write in a comment or subscriber chat thread so we can chat about it. Have fun!

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Feb 09, 2025
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Here are twenty first sentences to kickstart your writing:

  1. I’ll tell you why they started calling her ‘the corpse bride.’ [Write what comes next.]

  2. The child’s skin felt hot and sweaty, though it was snowing outside. [Write what comes next.]

  3. The same myth has been told since the dawn of civilization. [Write what comes next.]

  4. “You are such a fraud!” a woman i…

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